As the Co-Founder and Dean of Flatiron School I thought it important to write a response to the recent implication that because a school switched their curriculum focus from Ruby to Java that means the Ruby and Ruby on Rails Job Market is Waning or the popularity and importance of Ruby and Ruby on Rails is diminishing.
During my career as a programmer I have worked primarily in ASP, Javascript, PHP, C#, and Ruby with a sprinkling of many other languages including Java. As a teacher, I've taught Web Development with Ruby on Rails and Javascript for over 5 years and helped thousands of students begin their careers in code.
At Flatiron School we are obsessed with the employment outcomes of our students. For 4 years we've taken it upon ourselves to publish an independently audited and verified Jobs Report detailing how our graduates perform in the job market. We're proud that for 4 years with over a thousand graduates we've maintained a 97% and above employment rate in technical roles.
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